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CIGAR BUNGHING MACHINE.

No. 415,943. Patented Nov. 26, 1889 N. PETERS. Pholo-Llmographen Walhington. D. C,

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UNITED STATES PATENT OF Ic FERDINAND J. IIAG'EN, OF NE YORK, N. Y.

CIGAR-BUNCHING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 415,943, dated November 26, 1889.

Application filed October 12, 1888. gerial No. 287,920. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, FERDINAND J. HAGEN, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cigar-Enriching Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a machine for making cigar-bunches in which fillers composed of large-sized scraps are used, so that the cutting of the scraps into smaller pieces of uniform size is dispensed with; and the invention consists of a cigar-bunching machine which comprises a supply-hopper having a laterally-extending contracted throat, an intermittingl y-actuated feed-roller located in said throat, a vertically-movable and horizontally-reciprocatiug feed-block that enters through an opening of the throat and feeds the tobacco toward the mouth of the throat, a vertically-reciprocating cutting-knife, and an oscillating mold at the mouth of the throat. The tobacco in the mold is transferred along an arc-shaped guide-plate to a horizontal rolling-table at the lower end of said guide-plate, and deposited in the pocket of the rolling-table by a plunger guided in the shell of the mold, and then rolled into the binder by the action of the rolling mechanism.

The working parts of my improved bunching-machine are operated by a series of cams on a driving-shaft and intermediate mechanism in such a manner that at each revolution of said shaft a complete bunch is formed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation of my improved cigar-bunching machine. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section of the main parts of the same, taken on line 0c :r, Fig. 4; Fig. 3, a plan of the feed mechanism with the supply-hopper removed and parts drawn in section. Fig. 4: is a front elevation. Figs. 5, 6, and 7 are details of the mold, mold-box, and mold-carrier. Figs. 7 and 7" are details showing the different positions of the mold and mold-box relatively to the pocket of the rolling-table, and Figs. 8 to 14 are side views of the dificrent cams employed for imparting motion to the working parts of the machine. Fig. 15 is a detail of the adjustable connection whereby the stroke of the feed-block is regulated.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the supporting-frame of my improved cigarbunching machine, which frame consists of two upright side standards and two horizontal brackets A and A of which the bracket A is located at the front end of the machine and serves to support the rolling mechanism, while the bracket A is located at the rear end of the machine and serves to support the supply-hopperB and the feed mechanism. A driving-shaft S is supported in bearings at the upper parts of the standards A, and pro vided with cams C to G which are shownin detail in Figs. 8 to l i, said cams serving to impart by cam-grooves of proper shape the required motion to the different working parts of the machine.

A supply-hopper B is provided with a contracted horizonially-extending throat b,which is supported on the rear bracket A and connected at its conically-enlarged rear end. with the supply hopper B, into which tobacco scraps of proper size are placed. In the enlarged rear end of the throat b is located an intermittingly-rotating feed-roller b, which is provided with teeth or ribs and intermediate pockets or spaces between said ribs, which take up a certain quantity of tobacco and move it along the curved rear wall of the throat, so as to feed it forward into the contracted part of the throat I). Intermittent rotary motion is imparted to the feed-roller Z) by a ratchet'wheel 12 which is attached to the outer end of the shaft of the feed-roller b, the teeth of said ratchet-wheel extending in a direction opposite to the ribs of the feedroller. The ratchet-wheel b is engaged by a pawl I), which is applied to the pivot-rod d of a feed-block D, as shown in Fig. 1. The pawl 19 drops by its own weightinto the teeth of the ratchet-wheel b and turns the feedroller 1) at each backward stroke of the feedblock D for one or more teeth, according to the quantity of tobacco to be fed into the throat I). p

The feed-bloclcD is guided in a top opening of the enlarged rear part of the throat b and serrated at its under side, so as to take hold of the tobacco and feed it forward into the contracted front end of the throat b. The feed-block D is supported at a slight inclination to the bottom of the throat Z) and receives vertically-reciprocating and horizontally-reciprocating motions by suitable levers from the cams on the shaft S- that is to say, the feed-block is first lowered and moved forward in the top opening of the feed-box and then raised and moved backwardly in the same. A flat spring D is attached to the lower front end of the feed-block D' and extended along the under side of the top plate of the throat I) to a sufficient distance in the same, so that no parts of the tobacco fed forward by the feed-roller b and block 1) can pass into the opening between the feed-block and the top plate of the throat I), nor crowd up or get choked in the same. The flat spring D is equal in width with the feed-block and throat, and remains in contact with the under side of the top plate of the throat whateverbe the position of the feed-blockL Vertically-reciprocating motion is imparted to the feed-block D by an elbow-lever d, which is fulcrumed to the supporting-frame A, and engaged at its upper end bythe cam-groove of the cam 0, (shown in Fig.'10,) while its two lower arms engage the transverse pivot-rod c that passes through a lug d of the feed-block.

Horizontally-reciprocating motion is imparted to the feed-block D by the cam 0*, Fig. 14, a fuleru'med lever d", and links d", which connect the lower arm of the f ulcrumed lever d with the pivot-rod cl of the feed-block, as shown clearly in Figs. 2 and The pivot-rod d is free to move in a slot at the ends of the lower arms of the lever (1, so as to follow the horizontally-reciprocating m otion imparted to the same by the lever (l and links The pivot-rod d is rigidly applied to the lug (Z of the feed-block D, so that the same is compelled to follow the vertically and horizontally reciprocating motions imparted to the same by the n1otion-transmitting mechanism described. As the feed-block is pressed down on the tobacco it compresses the same and moves it forward into the contracted throat y b. It is then raised and moved back ready to make the next forward stroke.

There is an adjustable connection between the pivot-links (Z and their actuating-lever (1, whereby the forward stroke of the feedblock can be regulated, and consequently the quantity of tobacco fed forward into the throat accurately determined. This adjustable connection may be effected by the bolt (Z passing through slots (1" in the links and through a hole in the arm (1 said bolt being provided with a nut (1 for clamping the links to the lever.

The front end or mouth of the contracted throat I) communicates with a mold E, as shown in Fig. 2. The mold E is shown in detail in Figs. 5, 6, and '7, and consists of a number of interiorinterchangeable mold-sections e e, the concave faces of which correspond in size and shape to the bunch to be produced, a mold-box E, a shell E and a mold-carrier E The rear end of each mold-section is provided with a stud e, to which is applied a spiral spring 6 the opposite end of which is seated against a shoulder of a set-screw a passing through the rear wall of the mold-box J, which incloses the mold-sections e, as shown inl ig. 5. By adjusting the set-screws e from the outside the tension of the spiral springs e is regulated, so that the required resistance to the tobacco fed to the mold-sections by the feed-block is obtained in imitation to the hand-pressure employed in making'a filler by hand. As soon as the mold is filled with tobacco from the throat I), a vertically-reciprocating knife F descends and cuts off the tobacco at the mouth of the throat, the cutting-knife remaining in lowered position, so as to close the front end of the throat I) and prevent the escape of tobacco from the same and from the mold E. The verticallyreciprocating motion of the cutting-knife F is produced by an oscillating lever f, that is pivoted at the front end to the supportingframe A, and acted upon by a cam-groove of the cam 0 (Shown in Fig. 11.) The rear end of the lever f is pivoted by an adjustable screw-rodf with the shank of the knife, the rod f being formed of two sections connected by a sleeve having a right and left hand screw-thread, so that the. stroke of the cutting-knife can be accurately adjusted. The rod f is pivoted to the shank of the knife, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, and A. The sides of the knife F are guided in fixed ways f so that the knife is steadily guided in its vertical upand-down motion. 1

As soon as the m'oldE has received the required supply of tobacco by the descending motion of the cutting-knife F, which simultaneously closes the throat I), the mold E'is moved in downward direction along an arcshaped guide-plate E which connects the lower edge of the throat I) with the rolling table G. The arc-shaped guide-plate E is supported on arc-shaped arm's e of the main frame A, and serves to keep the mold E closed during its downward motion to the rollingtable. The mold E receives an oscillating motion along the guide*plate E by means of the cam C", (shown in Fig. 8,) which engages ICO a vertically-reciprocating rack-bar 6 that is guided by its fork-shaped upper end along the shaft S. The rack-bar e meshes with a toothed segment 6, which iskeyed to acrankshaft 6 that is attached by arms a rigidly to the mold-carrier E, which incloses the moldbOX E and shell E and serves to guide the latter by means of grooved ways on ribs' of the former. The rack-bar 6, segment 6, and arms a impart an oscillating motion to the mold until the same arrivesin a position ver-' tically above the pocket 1 of the rolling-table G, as shown in Fig. 7. \Vhen the mold is in this position, the box E and shell E are moved below the carrier E, which motion is produced by the cams C and C, which are shown in Figs. 12 and 13, and the connectingrods 6" and e and e and e lVhen the shell E is lowered, it forms contact with the edges of the pocket g. Its motion is accomplished by the cam-groove of the cam C, which groove. engages the vertically-guided rod 6, which is connected by a pivot-arm e to the shell E so that when the rod 6 and arm e are vertically in line with each other and with the pocket g thecam C can lower the shell E In similar manner the mold-box E of the mold E is actuated by a cam 0", rod e engaged by the groove of the cam C, Fig. 12, and a pivot-arm (I applied to the mold box E, the latter being lowered into the pocket g simultaneously with the descending motion of the shell E as shown in Fig. 7". The greater stroke of the mold-box E is produced by the greater eccentricity of the groove of the cam O", the motions of the shell and mold-box serving to deposit the tobacco into the bight of the rolling-apron without giving it a chance to expand and change its shape. As soon as this is accomplished, the bpunch-forming roller begins its motion and rolls the tobacco into the bight of the rolling-apron. Immediately before the motion of the bunch-forming roller commenccs the mold-box E is first drawn back into the shell E and then lifted with the same into line with the lower edge of the guide-plate E by the cams 0 0 after which the mold is returned by the carrier E cam O, rack-bare, and toothed segment in upward direction along the guide-plate E to its normal position in line with the throat I).

The bunch-rolling device consists of a table G, a reciprocating roller G, and a rollingapron G The table G is constructed of a middle stationary portion g and hinged and vertically -adjustable side portions g 9 which latter are raised to varying angles of inclination to the middle portion by suitable set-screws 9 so that the shape of the rollingtable corresponds in its general outline to the shape of the bunch and the contour of the mold. The ends of the roller G are applied to the slotted lower ends g of a forkshaped lever G which is fulcrumed to the supporting-frame A, while its upper end is engaged by a cam 0". (Shown in Fig. 9.) The roller G is guided in slotted guidefr'ames g at both sides of the rollingtable G, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. At the end of the rolling-table G are arranged hinged and spring-actuated fingers g provided with projecting rests, to which the finished bunch is delivered from the bight of the rolling-apron. The side guide-frames g are capable of vertical adjustment by means of slotted lugs 9 which are guided on upright lugs g of a platform A supported on the bracket A, so that the roller-guides can be adjusted higher or lower, according to the position of the hinged side portions of the rolling-table.

The rolling mechanism forms the subjectmatter of a separate application, Serial No. 286,884, filed October 1, 1888.

The bunch is transferred from the rolling device to themold, and finished by rolling a wrapper around the satr. e in the usual man- The successful operation of the machine depends on two conditions: first, upon the proper feed of tobacco, so that the required quantity i of tobacco is cut off and supplied to the oscillating mold, and, secondly, upon the proper delivery of the tobacco from the mold to the bight of the rolling-apron formed in the pocket of the rolling-table. The feed is produced by the feed device described, while the proper delivery of the tobacco from the mold to the 'rolling-apron is accomplished by the oscillating motion of the mold and the vertically-reciprocatin g motions imparted to the mold-box and shell when they are in position vertically above the bight of the rolling-apron. In this position of the mold-box and guide-shell the tobacco in the mold is transferred in its original compact shape into the bight of the rolling-apron and then rolled into the binder by the forward motion of the bunch-forming roller, which motion commences immediately on the withdrawing of the mold-box and shell and serves to roll the binder around the filler, so as to produce the bunch in the usual manner.

The advantages of my improved cigar-- bunching machine are that scraps of large size can be worked up without being first cut up into small pieces of uniform size in ascrapcutting machine; secondly, that the required quantity of tobacco necessary for the bunch is fed into the mold andtransmitted by the same in compressed shape to the bight of the rolling-apron and then rolled in the filler without changing its shape and position. This feature forms one of the main advantages of my improved machine, as thereby bunches of uniform shape and consistency are obtained which resemble closely bunches made by hand. The scrap-bunching machines heretofore in use are deficient in this respect, inasmuch as the proper shape and pressure on the tobacco forming the filler is not retained up to the moment when the filler is transferred and rolled in the binder by the action of the rolling-apron, so that bunches of irregular shape, in which the tobacco is unevenly distributed, are obtained, which is objection able, inasmuch as good cigars require a uniform distribution of tobacco throughout the entire body thereof.

Having thus described my invention, [claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination, with a feed mechanism having a horizontal supply-throat, of a reciprocating cutting-knife in front of said throat, a rollingmechanism below the feed mechanism, an arc-shaped guide-plate connecting the throat with the rolling mechanism, and a mold oscillating between the throat and rolling mechanism, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of a supply-hopper having alaterally-extendin g throat, and a feed-roller in said throat, a vertically and horizontally reciprocating feed-block guided ITO ITS

in an opening of said throat, a reciprocating cutting-knife in front of the throat, a rolling mechanism below the level of the supplythroat, an are-shaped guide-plate connecting the throat and rolling mechanism, and a rotary reciprocating mold oscillating along the guide-plate between the throat and rolling mechanism, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of a feed mechanism havinga horizon tal su pply-th roat, a verticallyreciprocating euttingknife in front of said throat, a rolling mechanism below the level of the supply-throat, an arc-shaped guide plate connecting the throat with the rolling mechanism, and a rotary reciprocating mold composed of interior mold-sections, a moldbox, a guide-shell, and a mold-carrier, substantially as set forth.

at. The combination of a su imly-hopper having a laterally-extending throat, an inter mittingly-rotating feed-roller at the base of the hopper, and a vertically and horizontally reci n'ocating feed-block guided in an opening of the throat, said feed-block being provided with a spring-plate extending below the top plate of the throat,substantially as set forth.

5. The. combination of a feed mechanism having a horizontal sn p pl y-th roat, a verticallycam-shaft and the mold-box, guide-shell, and

-mold-carrier, whereby an oscillating motion is imparted to the mold and a vertically-reciprocating motion to the mold-box and shell when the mold arrives at the end of the guideplate above the rolling mechanism, substantially as set forth.

(5. The combination of a supply-throat, arolling mechanism, an arc-shaped-guide-plate between the throat and rolling mechanism, a cam-shaft, a mold-carrier, mechanism between the cam-shaft and mold-carrier for oscillating the latter between the throat and rolling mechanism, a guide-shell in the moldcarrier, a moldbox in the guide-shell, and mechanisms between the cam-shaft and the guide-shell, and mold-box for reciprocating both when the mold-carrier arrives at the lower end of the guide-plate vertically above the pocket of the rolling mechanism, substantially as set forth.

7. In a cigar-bunching machine, a mold composed of interior spring-pressed moldsections, a mold-box inclosing said sections, a ribbed guide-shell inclosing the mold-box, and an exterior mold-carrier provided with guideways for the guide-shell, substantially .as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in pres ence of two subscribing witnesses.

FERDINAND J. HAGEN.

\Vitnesses:

PAUL GoEPEL, CARL KARP. 

